[Rietty]

According to a friend I know who lives in the tri-state area that is what happens to them, but they max out 401K, have insurance etc.

[vel0city]

But that's not $140->$70 after tax, that's $140k->$70k after tossing $24k into retirement investment savings, another $5k into healthcare savings, possibly another $1,500 towards healthcare premiums (huge amount of variability there), and then finally taxes.

[esseph]

"lives in the tri-state area"

Do you know how many of those are in the US?

[lesuorac]

Well there's 50 states so 504948 is just 117,600.

[vel0city]

I bet it's just outside of Springfield.

[esseph]

Which Springfield? :-)

[solumunus]

> but they max out 401K

So then it’s not what happens to them is it?